My Dad Wrote A Porno review
Jamie Morton reads a chapter of his dad’s novel Belinda Blinked, then Alice Levine and James Cooper have their say. That back-and-forth is the point of My Dad Wrote A Porno. The first chapter starts with an interview for a pots-and-pans sales job, which tells you more about the show’s sense of humour than its title does.
Start with the job interview
The podcast site puts the original six seasons in an Acast player. If your podcast app opens to the newer listings, search for “The Job Interview.” The original and the tenth-anniversary remaster are both the first chapter, so pick either before moving on to episode two. I’d save the bonus interviews for later. It’s easier to follow Belinda’s story by sticking to the numbered episodes.
When you want the story without the interruptions
BLANCHEstories has standalone narrated stories. You can pick a title on its own, while the main episodes of My Dad Wrote A Porno keep coming back to Belinda and the same three hosts. I’d choose based on whether I want to hear a story unfold or hear friends pull it apart.
Anabel’s take
I’d start with the job interview and give the three of them one chapter. If I’m enjoying Alice and James’s interruptions more than I care what happens to Belinda, I know I’ve picked the right show.